Mawaja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mawaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mawaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mawaja is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Mawaja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Mawaja are found; 29 percent are found in Central Africa and 29 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Malawi, where 14 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mawaja
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